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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1933
Page
9
The report notes hog prices at Chicago reach around 5.70 with prices influenced by rising livestock receipts and softer demand. Market chatter points to thinner buying interest, higher slaughter receipts, and mixed price signals across regions as producers adjust.
New York AP reports mixed trading with gains for American Can and several industrials while declines hit diversified names. heavy ticker activity signals cautious investor sentiment as futures ease and bond yields rise. The session features broad participation from major firms including United States Steel, General Electric, and Western Union amid ongoing market uncertainty.
City stories note a Mosse hall benefit dance by the Women's Progressive club and local raffles for used car purchases. reports include Miss Zeta Law fined for intoxication and Prescott Edmonds given a suspended sentence for speeding. Also: Mors Dour Baker at Westmont clinic, a rabbit theft, temperance lectures, and John Harris hospitalized with a fractured leg.
The Three L class of the First Christian church will hold a special picnic meeting at John Mehegan's home 2023 Grande avenue SE Friday evening. Attendees are asked to bring dishes silver a covered dish and birthday pennies. Inspect Sewage Plant in Washington Iowa.
A convention of unemployed people meets at Memorial Coliseum at 6 30 pm today to elect precinct captains. HH W Davis will preside and deliver the keynote address. Men and women are invited and seats are reserved for visitors.
Washouts between Owatonna and Faribault Minnesota disrupted passenger service on the Rock Island and Milwaukee lines from the Twin Cities toward points east and south Wednesday night. The St Louis sleeper via Cedar Rapids was held up due to heavy rains.
Joe Schultz of 811 Thirteenth Street NW an employee of the Sinclair Company as a member of a construction crew sustained injuries in an accident at a local work site. Authorities reported the incident occurred during routine duties and an inquiry is underway.
In New York, bond markets showed a steady to firm tone with pockets of softness amid uncertainties in treasury financing. Government securities were sluggish, while Liberty and Treasury issues edged up fractionally. Foreign exchange rates moved with several currencies quoted against the dollar.
Grain and produce prices listed for Cedar Rapids area items including wheat rye barley corn hay straw hens roosters cream and various fruits vegetables with many figures and crate prices. Includes California fruits lemons potatoes bananas lettuce and cauliflower with unit prices.
Q C Wilson night telegraph editor of the St Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch, a former Cedar Rapids Republican farm editor, accompanied his mother Mrs Emma Wilson of Fayette to Cedar Rapids for a visit. He remained in hospital after a hand injury at work.
Judge H C Ring awarded John Horak $300 against Sam Kalinsky after a kerosene order caused a mixed fuel to explode and set fire to Horak home. The same session denied removal of insurance contract cases from Virginia Mary Hillock D E Rubinson and Vance McCray as Sidney McCray's father against Peoria Life Insurance to federal court.
Harry Preston and Opal Peters were sentenced to 30 days in the county jail on a statutory charge after being arrested Wednesday afternoon. The couple claimed to be husband and wife to receive county aid at 13050 Avenue NE, per a report from Lillian Landmesser, overseer of the poor. County Attorney G K Thompson filed the true information. Sheriff Joseph A. Petrus and Deputy Larry Condon assisted in the arrest.
Judge H C Ring grants four divorces on cruelty grounds. Vera LeMont and Vera Kincaid, Isabel Reid and Isabel Scroggie, and Alice Schaefer and Dorothy Rall overturn marriages. Schaefer custody awarded to a minor. Rall custody of two children with 3800 dollars support. The Rall marriage began in 1918.
The Cedar Rapids will of John Condon died March 29 and named daughters Rose Ann Ebright and Catherine Shea as executrices with bequests to Sister Mary Vitallis and St. Patrick’s Church. Ernest R. Johnson of Franklin township died May 6 and his will, probated by Judge Moffit, appointed Thomas Franta as executor with a life income to Irene Johnson and residuary legatees including Amy Patterson Floy McClelland Roy Johnson Bertha Hubler and others.
Police arrested five men on vagrancy charges near Fourth Street tracks. Archie Bruce Patrick Kinney Melville Hunter and Harry Murphy received suspended six month county jail terms and agreed to leave the county. James Hepburn pled not guilty and was released on his own bond after waiving preliminary hearing before Justice G. S. Lightner.
Judge A B Clark in district court approved the seventh quarterly report of L A Andrew as receiver of Citizens' State bank of Mount Vernon. The report covers Dec 31 1932 to Mar 31 1933 and shows cash on hand at Mar 31 1933 of 2750.90 dollars with Ben S Summerwill as examiner in charge. A bicycle found near the west island approach to Fourth Avenue bridge was held for its owner by Sheriff Joseph A Petrus.
The city council on Thursday approved retirement of 10,885 in water bonds and interest and payment of 28,050 in interest on Memorial building, sewer, and river front bonds.
Joseph W Bohren and Louise K Mekota both of Cedar Rapids. Kenneth V Young of Marlon and Mildred V Tarvin of Cedar Rapids.
Mr and Mrs L A Noblett of 2406 D Avenue NE announce the birth of a daughter at St Luke’s Hospital on May 17.
Mrs. Leonard Taylor was elected president of the Ladies Aid society of the Methodist church at a meeting hosted by Mrs. E. J. Esgate. New officers include L. C. Rinard, George Hutchison, Willa Crane, A. A. Hardin, M. W. Courtney, and ward solicitors. The True Blue division won an attendance contest and will be entertained at a June picnic.
Retailers report the anniversary event a top performer in years with stronger customer turnout and higher priced stock sold. Dealers note better prices and brisk demand, including rural customers, and expect further gains as prices trend upward.
At 8 30 pm Wednesday three women were injured in a two car crash at Twenty ninth street and First avenue E. Dick Buresh drove a car that struck the Miller vehicle as John Miller started a left turn. Miss Norma Hurst suffered head injuries and was later readmitted to St Luke's hospital. Mrs Miller had back and hip injuries. Bernice Lyons had a nose gash and was treated and sent home.
Anthony Rocca aged 68 of 1516 Mount Vernon Avenue SE died at home at 9 45 p m after a short illness He was born in Italy and came to the United States forty years ago He had lived in Cedar Rapids thirty two years in the grocery and fruit business He is survived by his wife three children Mrs T J Le Roux Peter and Michael three grandchildren a brother and a sister Funeral services will be at Immaculate Conception Church at 9 am Saturday conducted by Msgr J J Toomey Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Helen Largent will be held in the Turner chapel at 2 pm Friday with the Rev C O Hobson officiating. Burial will follow in Shueyville cemetery.
Former Senator Porter J McCumber of North Dakota in critical condition after a stroke and coma. family summoned to bedside as hospital reports death imminent. McCumber served in the Senate from 1899 to 1923 and later joined the international joint commission.
Defense testimony in the Charles E. Mitchell income tax evasion case described years of stock transactions between Mitchell and his wife Edward F. Barrett testified to papers and letters showing frequent dealings. The defense argues a 1929 sale was genuine and intended for Mrs. Mitchell to profit, but Mitchell repurchased the stock when she did not.
Secretary Swanson on Thursday named the Sunnyvale naval air station Moffett Field in honor of the late Rear Admiral William A Moffett. The decision formalizes the tribute at the base and reflects its historical ties to naval aviation.
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